Ýmir
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,254 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,244 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,829 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 2,845 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 7 hours 7 minutes
- Coordinates
- 997
- Uploaded
- March 18, 2008
- Recorded
- March 2006
near Ásólfsskáli, Rangarvallasysla (Ísland)
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Itinerary description
The highest peak in the Tindfjöll massif is Ýmir, named after a giant ("jötunn") from Norse mythology. Three of us did this hike in March 2006 - the snow was very deep and visibility very poor so while the others took turns breaking trail, I navigated by means of "left" "straight" and "right" instructions - this explains the meanders!
The first two photos were taken on the trip - the third one a couple of months later from Fimmvörðuháls ("Five-cairn Pass") - it shows about half the route. Ýmir is the leftmost of the two peaks near mid-picture.
The first two photos were taken on the trip - the third one a couple of months later from Fimmvörðuháls ("Five-cairn Pass") - it shows about half the route. Ýmir is the leftmost of the two peaks near mid-picture.
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Summit
4,829 ft
Summit
18-MAR-06 15:43:38 - 18-MAR-06 15:43:38
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